Food Waste Cooking Class: Gordon Sacks | Founder & CEO at 9 Miles East Farm
Presented on: Thursday, April 15th at 6:00 PM EDT
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Resources
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Learn more about Skidmore’s compost program
Our student-run residential compost program for Sussman and Northwoods Apartments
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Where to Compost Near You
Composting is central to a zero waste routine.
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Sustainable Saratoga Compost Resources
Composting Resources
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Donate to the Skidmore Sustainability Office
Donate to the Skidmore Sustainability Office by selecting “Sustainable Skidmore” from the Designation drop-down menu.
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Re-Use Risotto Recipe
1. Veg scrap stock 2. Risotto 3. Garnish & serve
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Join us for a three-part series of virtual events where you will learn best practices to reduce your food waste while cooking.
In this second event, we are thrilled to welcome a close friend of Skidmore, Gordon Sacks, Founder & CEO at 9 Miles East Farm here in Saratoga Springs. Gordon will teach us how to prepare a menu of Risotto with veggie scraps. The shopping list is listed HERE and in the resources (once live)...feel free to cook along with us, or wait for the recording to refer back to.
This exciting series is co-sponsored by the Sustainability Office, Compost Managers, and the Office of Alumni Relations.
About Gordon Sacks & 9 MIles East Farm
Gordon Sacks started 9 Miles East Farm to make it easy for busy people to enjoy healthy local food. 9 Miles East now provides subscription meal delivery, workplace wellness meals, meals for patients with chronic health conditions like diabetes and heart disease, a vegetable CSA for the campus at Skidmore College, and a popular cafe and pizza delivery operation attached to a production kitchen in Saratoga Springs. Sacks graduated from Vassar College. Visit 9 Miles East online at www.9mileseast.com or in person at www.pizzadelivery.farm, 64 Excelsior Avenue in Saratoga Springs, NY or the 29-acre vegetable farm in Schuylerville, NY.